Textile sample

Japanese

Late Edo or early Meiji era

Late 19th century

Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Silk, gilt paper strips; satin-weave, embroidered (shishû, takeyamachi)

Dimensions Height x width: 3 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.9 x 12.1 cm)

Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession Number98.411

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionTextile sample with design of Japanese characters embroidered in gilt paper strips on a dark blue silk satin ground.

ProvenanceWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection; gift of William Sturgis Bigelow to the MFA in August, 1898